Habtamu Abrdew Beture
The national prayer month which the Inter-Religious Council of Ethiopia (IRCE) declared on April 4, to combat the Coronavirus pandemic and was launched on Monday 6th of April has ended last Tuesday May 5, 2020 with the presence of Government Ministers, Mayor of Addis Ababa, religious leaders and other high ranking dignitaries.
The IRCE reported that during the month, the government broadcaster and some private media covered 240 hours of air time dedicated to prayer and spiritual teachings.
Of the mentioned air time, 120 hours were used to transmit live religious programs of the member religions.
Opinion gathered from the faithful shows the prayer month was a success and that the faithful were able to worship and united through the help of the broadcasters.
All religious leaders thanked the partakers who made this possible, more specially the media professionals for their immeasurable support.